But things started unraveling fast when news broke that Brad Pitt allegedly physically abused the kids and was in an altercation with their eldest son. That’s when reports surfaced that Angelina and her team had moved to keep the kids away from him.

Divorce proceedings ensued in complete media silence and both Jolie and Pitt stayed out of public eye for months.

Pitt was absent from the publicity tours for his movie Allied, and didn’t show up in the award circuit for his movie Moonlight, which had incidentally won the Oscar for best picture.

Brad Pit recently broke his silence. In an interview with a leading gentlemen’s magazine, GQ Style, he revealed some prolific details about his divorce, the regrets and life afterwards. Here’s what we discovered:

1. Alcohol can ruin relationships

Pitt divulged that he developed a major drinking problem in 2016. ‘Boozing too much’ could be blamed for the downfall of his family life. And while he has been sober for almost two years now, he really believed that it contributed to the way he behaved with his family especially the children. Now though, he only drinks cranberry juice and fizzy water at best, and he is hard at work trying to mend his relationship with his children.

2. Kids must always be the first priority

He says in the interview that, “Kids are so delicate. They soak up everything. They need to have their hand held and things explained. They need to be heard. When I get in that busy work mode, I’m not hearing. I want to be better at that.” It is probably the fact that he has seen the damage happen first hand. He sees the way his children reacted to the divorce drama, and it has motivated him to be a better parent.

3. It’s Important to Be Emotionally Open

Pitt says that he was born and brought up in an era when it was an anomaly to have an emotional connection to parents, especially the father.

He is trying to be more emotionally available as a father. And this is an important aspect of recovering from the aftereffects of his divorce as well.

Over all, it seems that Brad Pitt has emerged from this whole fiasco a better, more grounded and spiritual person. Go toCelebrities Galore, the largest online celebrity encyclopedia to learn more about his personality.